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Cn 3 April 1957, Joint Tusk Force SEVEN advised the tark croup that
the submitted requirements were 33 per cent greater than those for REDWING, although over-ali vehicle resources for Joint Task Force SEVEN were
not expected to excecd those for REDWING.
Therefore, the task group was
requested to reduce the number submitted on the original list. 42
When the Joint Task Force SEVEN general purpose vehicle ellocation
was announced in June 1957, 43 Task Group 7.4 was allowed 116 vehicles,
representing a reduction of 21 under the number originally requected.
Of these 116, 49 were 1/4-ton trucks, 54 were 1/2-ton trucks, 3 were 1}ton trucks, and 5 were 2k-ton trucks.
Significantly, <he requirements for
3/4-ton trucks (weapon carriers) hed been consolidated with the require~
ments for 1/2—ton trucks.
The Joint Task Force ‘EVEN allocation letter
stated that "all vehicles will be shipped to arrive in the Eniwetok Proving Ground no earlier than 180 days and no later than 90 days prior to the
start of HARDTACK"®; that is, the vehicles would arrive in the proving
ground no later than 1 February 1958,
Because of the proposed expansion of weather island stations, two
separate recuests for additional general purpose vehicles were sutnitted to
Joint Task Force SEVEN,
These requests were aprroved by the task force, in-
creasing the totel Tack Group 7.4 allocation by eircht.
According to Joint Task Force ‘!VEW Administretive Order 2-56,
general »urpose vehicles, spare »erts, end maintenance and supply for the
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